Truman H. Hoag

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Truman Harrison Hoag (born April 9, 1816 in Manlius , Onondaga County , New York , †  February 5, 1870 in Washington, DC ) was an American politician . In 1869 and 1870 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Truman Hoag attended public schools in his home country. In 1832 he moved to Syracuse , where he first worked as a shop clerk and then in the canal fees office. In 1839 he settled in Oswego and worked there for a company in commission trading. In 1849 he came to Toledo , Ohio, on behalf of this company . He later also worked in the transportation industry and general trade. He also made gas for lighting and coke . Politically, he joined the Democratic Party . In 1867 he ran unsuccessfully for the office of mayor of Toledo.

In the congressional election of 1868 , Hoag was elected to the United States House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the tenth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Republican James Mitchell Ashley on March 4, 1869 . He was able to exercise this mandate until his death on February 5, 1870. He was buried in Toledo.

Web links

  • Truman H. Hoag in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)
personal data
SURNAME Hoag, Truman H.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hoag, Truman Harrison (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American politician
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH Manlius , New York
DATE OF DEATH February 5, 1870
Place of death Washington, DC